The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-09-29

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Buy the Acme Pure Tinted Lead
at McFarland's Drug Store. 1t is the
best and cheapest goods in the world,
any one can add the oil to it.
Gov. Taylor and family left for
Nashville last Monday night Mrs.
Taylor's health is very much improv-
cd.
Tinted leads are the best, and by
far the cheapest paints ever sold.
We warrant them to give perfect sat
isfaction.
For sale by Mcfarland.
The pay car on the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia railroad, is to
be discontinued and hereafter the
employees are to be paid off in vouch-
ers.
Evans & Hurst will not be under
sold.
Rev. H. P. Waugh, Of Morristown,
is visiting P, G. Range. He is a for
mer circuit rider of this district and
is on his way to Conference at Abing-
don.
Never stop till you get to Kirkpat-
rick & Co.'S, cheap cash emporium
where you can get any thing you
want cheaper than ever before.
Henderson & Pierce have the most
complete line Of coal goods, such as
vases and coal hods, ever brought II
this county and have marked them at
rock bottom prices.
Messess, G. w. Wynn, & Co., Of
Charlotte, N. c., have located in John,
son City. Their Office is over Staples
& Strains store and their sign reads
General CONTAGIOUS.
The Knox County Court has or
dered an election for Oct. 20, to deter
mine whether the county shall sub
scribe 100000 to the Carolina, Knox
vile & Western Railroad.
Mr.. w. H. Wilson, and wife, Of
Chattanooga, are visiting Prof. j. S
Wilson's family. Mr.. Wilson is con,
nected with the Chattanooga Times
He made us pleasant call Wednes
day.
One hundred boxes of fine paper
Just received at McFarlahd's City
Drug Store to be sold at Is cents pei
tbox including one quire OF paper ant
, twenty five envelopes all pure linen
something nice and cheap, come anc
get supply before it is all gone.
The Bristol and Roanoke base bal
clubs played two games at Bristol last
week. The first game resulted in {
victory for Bristol by score of 5 to s
The second was decidedly one-sideC
and was in favor OF Roanoke, tn,
score standing to rs, Bristol ma.
90 to Knoxville to play the Knox
ville's Saturday.
The McCay brothers left last Mon
day for Reading, Pa, after spending
about six weeks in the city. While
here they purchased several Thousand
dollars worth OF real estate ant
will build two business houses OF
Main Street next spring.
The following business was transac
! ted in the Supreme Court this week
Cicero Hale VS.. the State; reversed
and remanded.
i L. II, V. & G. r. r. Co. VS. Nathan
s Shipley affirmed.
), E. T, & w. N. R. R. Co., VS.. S, s
Crumley; affirmed.
y Mr.. Lynn Hahn shipped the tw
Il claybank horses he purchased from J
W. Scalf some months ago to R. l
/. Cochran & Go. Memphis, Tenn, las
l. Wednesday. These are two of tn
J. finest specimens of horse flesh and tn
best matches that have left this tow
G. for some time. Mr.. Hahn also sol
Gov. Taylor a fine mare.
is G. K. Lide & Co., moved their stoc
y of hardware into the new Jobe Bloc
0 this week. They have now the lart
est and the hsndsomest store room i
+ the city, and propose TO carry the larl
est line OF hardware and cutlery b
n tween Lynchburg and Knoxville
These gentlemen are enjoying larg
wholesale trade,
Farmers and others who have q Ii
lie leisure time forth6 next few month
$. will find is.tkecir interest to write to
- F. johnson & Co., of Richmond, who's
r. advertisement appears in another co
umn. They offer great inducemen
to persons to work for them all or pa
% of their time.
If Gov. R. L. Taylor and COL A. !
Taylor returned Sunday mornin
- from Springfield, Mo, where they a,
~ i ~ o,nno1 raunion of To,